Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 67.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$9.33
PLN37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$6.82
PLN27.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.61
PLN6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$1.47
PLN5.93
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.04
PLN4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$4.21
PLN16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$3.58
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$2.77
PLN11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.59
PLN10.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.74
PLN2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$1.34
PLN5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
|
pay 78.4% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$6.19
PLN24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$25.65
PLN103.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$25,040.90
PLN100,937.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$7.46
PLN30.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$13.86
PLN55.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$888.26
PLN3,580.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$687.84
PLN2,772.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$198.98
PLN802.07
|
|
pay 59.5% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$442.43
PLN1,783.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$11,192.96
PLN45,117.68
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$3.26
PLN13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$3.15
PLN12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.20
PLN16.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$33.98
PLN136.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$6.99
PLN28.20
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$77.81
PLN313.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$33.95
PLN136.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$85.04
PLN342.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$94.44
PLN380.70
|
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